Jameson Konz, utility man

So there was some confusion during Monday’s practice when a player in a white, defense jersey — the offense wears blue — was donning the same number.

Did the Seahawks sign another undrafted rookie?

Nope. It was still Konz, only lined up at defensive end instead of tight end.

So, is he switching positions?

“They didn’t necessarily move me to D-end, but we have a few guys banged up and we wanted to have somebody take their spot, so I jumped over for a bit,” Konz said.

He’s not entirely new to that side of the ball. Konz played the first three years of his college career at linebacker for Kent State, then switched to receiver/H-back as a senior.

The Seahawks drafted him in the seventh round in 2010 as a tight end, but Konz went down with a hip injury during training camp last season and missed the year.

Now, he’s just trying to make the team any way he can. The Seahawks also have tight ends John Carlson, Cameron Morrah, Dominique Byrd and Anthony McCoy on their roster, as well as undrafted rookie Ryan Travis. And a report by Aaron Wilson of Scout.com indicated that Pro Bowl tight end Zach Miller is visiting Seattle on Monday.

So while the odds of Konz making the team seem somewhat long, he’s at least willing to do whatever he can to help the Seahawks practice during a time when incoming free agents are still not permitted on the field.

“Like I said from the beginning, wherever the team has a need or they need somebody to take that spot, I’ll do it,” Konz said. “Doesn’t matter what my role is, as long as I can contribute to winning.”

For now, though, he thinks he’s still competing at tight end.

“I don’t really know,” he said. “I just have to wait and talk with the coaches and see what happens.”